Certified Medical Assistant / CMA

Overview

Join our team as a day shift, full-time, Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) in Paramus, NJ. Why Join Us? Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
•   Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance , and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
•   People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
•   Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care . Get to Know Your Team:
•   Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center is a 128-bed, full-service, acute-care community hospital with a new emergency department, a state-of-the-art maternity center, a women's imaging center, and an ICU.
Responsibilities

•   The Medical Assistant Certified (CMA) provides superior patient care and performs both clinical and administrative tasks.
•   Enters, maintains, and reports all medical history, and medical coding, and files claims using Electronic Medical Record (EMR).
•   Greets, prepares, and takes patients to the examination room, this includes:
•   Taking patients' vital signs, temperature, pulse, blood pressure, height, weight, and medical history.
•   Understanding, properly documenting, and conveying the reason for the visit or medical complaint.
•   Recording and updating all patient information from pulse oximetry, changes in allergies, and pain levels in EMR.
•   Performing venipuncture and electrocardiograms, as ordered by the physician.
•   Collecting, preserving, and properly labeling laboratory specimens, bodily fluids, and blood samples.
•   Providing patients with privacy, comfort, safety, and hygiene.
•   Assists the Practice Physician during examinations.
•   Explains medical procedures to patients and provides instruction to patients about medication and special diets under the direction of the physician.
•   Sterilizes and prepares medical instruments. Ensures patient exam rooms are disinfected, orderly, and ready for incoming patients.
•   Assists in maintaining inventory and stocking supplies, instruments, and equipment for all exam rooms.
•   Maintains appropriate paperwork for inventory control and reviews orders received for completeness.
•   Addresses and requests referrals and other insurance authorizations in addition to passing along patient information for prescription, x-ray, or lab requisitions to necessary parties. This includes calls to pharmacies, hospitals, and labs.
•   Draws and conducts injections of vaccines, medications, and intradermal injections.
•   Monitors refrigerator temperature and logs for all refrigerated vaccines and medications.
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Qualifications

Job Requirements :
•   High School diploma or GED.